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Join Game Theory host MatPat as he breaks down the real-world science, math, and lore from ALL your favorite video games!

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    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
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    • 221 EPISODES

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    The Game Theory podcast is an absolute delight for fans of the YouTube channel. As a longtime viewer, I was thrilled to discover that I could now enjoy MatPat's theories and analysis in audio form. The podcast has quickly become a favorite of mine, providing an entertaining and engaging listening experience.

    One of the best aspects of The Game Theory podcast is its nostalgic charm. The theme song alone takes me back to my childhood and gives me a sense of nostalgia that is truly enjoyable. The episodes themselves are filled with intriguing theories and thought-provoking discussions about various video games and pop culture phenomena. MatPat's insights and storytelling keep listeners engaged throughout each episode, making it a perfect choice for those who love dissecting the intricacies of their favorite games.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is how it complements the YouTube channel. While the videos on Game Theory are fantastic, having the option to listen to the theories without needing to be glued to a screen is incredibly convenient. It allows me to enjoy the show while doing other activities like driving or chores, expanding my opportunities to engage with MatPat's content.

    However, there are some drawbacks to The Game Theory podcast as well. One major issue is the lack of regular updates. While I understand that producing high-quality content takes time, it can be frustrating for fans eagerly awaiting new episodes. It would be wonderful to see more consistent releases so that listeners can look forward to regular installments of their favorite theories.

    In conclusion, The Game Theory podcast provides an excellent audio experience for fans of MatPat's YouTube channel. Its nostalgic appeal, captivating theories, and convenience make it a must-listen for any gaming enthusiast looking for entertaining analysis and discussion. Although updates could be more frequent, overall, this podcast is a treat for fans and keeps us hungry for more fascinating gaming insights.



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    We Were Right About the Nether!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 11:16


    Minecraft confirmed a HUGE piece of lore about the Nether... and we guessed it over a year ago!

    What Everyone Else Missed About the Prototype (Poppy Playtime)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 23:52


    Since the release of Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4, there is still one BIG question on everyone's minds…what is the Prototype's SECRET? What is he hiding and what does Poppy have to do with it? After several weeks of research and many whiteboards later, we may have finally solved this lingering mystery.

    I Already SOLVED The Next Garten of BanBan!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 16:43


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he predicts the story of the NEXT Garten of BanBan!

    I SOLVED The "Hour of Joy"! (Poppy Playtime)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 19:08


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he solves one of Poppy Playtime's BIGGEST mysteries... the Hour of Joy.

    The Lore of Dandy's World Explained (Yes, Finally!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 15:18


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he explains the full lore of Dandy's World

    Poppy Playtime Will END Sooner Than You Think!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 21:06


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he makes his predictions for how Poppy Playtime ends!

    The Bolts in Ratchet and Clank are WORTHLESS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 18:58


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he exposes the TRUTH about the blots from Ratchet and Clank

    FNAF, The SECRET Afton Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 19:36


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he reveals the TRUTH about the Afton family!

    I SOLVED The Lore of Giggleland... and It's Not Even Out Yet!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 23:46


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he SOLVES Giggleland, an indie horror game that hasn't even released yet!

    Even The TREES in Minecraft Have LORE?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 13:57


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he explains the lore of the new Creaking Mob in Minecraft!

    The COMPLETE Lore Of Poppy Playtime

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 32:21


    Join Game Theory host Tom as he explains the COMPLETE lore of Poppy Playtime

    Joyville 2 Goes To Some DARK Places...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 17:35


    Join Game Theory host Tom as he breaks down the DARK lore of Joyville 2

    The Complete Lore Of Welcome Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 66:06


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he breaks down the COMPLETE lore of Welcome Home.

    Don't REJECT His Offer! (Poppy Playtime Chapter 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 21:53


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he predicts the story of Poppy Playtime Chapter 4!

    I FIXED Zelda's Broken Timeline!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 18:24


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he fixes the broken Zelda Timeline!

    Are the FNAF Books Actually Canon?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 23:34


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he debates the canonicity of the Five Nights At Freddy's books to the games!

    You Were MEANT To Die! (Finding Frankie)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 17:29


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he exposes the secrets hiding in Finding Frankie!

    This Game Will STEAL Your Soul!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 14:30


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he breaks down the lore of Don't Fret!

    FNAF, The Missing Key Is... Phone Guy?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 21:41


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he FINALLY puts the pieces together in FNAF.

    The Secret Cult of Dress To Impress... UNMASKED!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 19:17


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he UNMASKS the secret cult hiding in Roblox Dress to Impress!

    Wooly SOLVES Amanda The Adventurer 2?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 23:29


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he solves the LORE of Amanda The Adventurer 2!

    The Hidden Conspiracy of That's Not My Neighbor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 14:03


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he exposes the secret conspiracy hidden in That's Not My Neighbor.

    Brawl Stars Lore Is Hiding A DARK Secret...

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 17:10


    Poppy Playtime's New Villain FOOLED You! (Chapter 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 21:35


    Shadow Is ACTUALLY A Genie?! (Sonic The Hedgehog)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 18:19


    Was FNAF's Final Mystery REALLY That Simple?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 20:54


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he reviews a popular FNAF theory on the name of the Crying Child, found in the Secutity Logbook

    Roblox Doors Just Opened The Gates Of HELL! (Floor 2 Update)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 19:43


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he explores the Floor 2 Update to Roblox Doors! *Credits:* Writers: Tom Robinson and Eddie “NostalGamer” Robinson Editors: Axellent, Koen Verhagen, Warak, Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick and Pedro Freitas, and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    Into The Pit Changes The FNAF Timeline!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 20:00


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he dives into FNAF Into The Pit, and what it means for the FNAF timeline! *Credits:* Writers: Tom Robinson Editors: Tyler Mascola, Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, Jerika (NekoOnigiri), Koen Verhagen, and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    The Mace Just BROKE Minecraft... Literally!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 17:48


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he explains the BROKEN science of the Minecraft Mace! *Credits:* Writers: Tom Robinson and Mike Keenan (The Pokémon Biologist) Editors: Pedro Freitas, Tyler Mascola, Axellent, Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, Millie Ferris, and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    We FINALLY Solved Cooking Companions Biggest Secret! (Dread Weight)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 24:19


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he breaks down the sequel to Cooking Companions, Dread Weight!

    This 10 Year Old Detail SOLVES FNAF!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 19:13


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he looks at The Secret Of The Mimic trailer, and breaks it down! Credits: Writers: Tom Robinson Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Tyler Mascola, Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, Koen Verhagen and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman & Alena Llecorchick

    You're Missing The Point Of Dress To Impress *it's scary*

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 27:14


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he finds some deep dark LORE hidden in the Roblox game Dress to Impress! Credits: Writers: Tom Robinson and Eddie “NostalGamer” Robinson Editors: Tyler Mascola, Millie Ferris, Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi and Shanon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    Buckshot Roulette's NEW ARG Is Unsolvable... For Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 20:44


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he tries to solve the new Buckshot Roulette ARG! Credits: Writers: Tom Robinson and Zach Stewart Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Tyler Mascola, Gerardo Andrés Mejía Torres, Shnaia "Naya" Llamera, Warak and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    Marathon Streams Might KILL Your Favorite Streamer! (Elden Ring)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 20:58


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he gives 5 tips for Kai Cenat and Ludwig to help make their next marathon streams faster! Credits: Writers: Tom Robinson and Mike Keenan (The Pokémon Biologist) Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Tyler Mascola, Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, Warak and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    The Most DISTURBING Game Since Petscop! (LaceyGames)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 21:47


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he breaks down the dark story behind LaceyGames. Credits: Writers: Tom Robinson and Brett Turley Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Koen Verhagen, JayskiBean, Koen Verhagen, Shannon (Bomb0i) and Warak Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    The ARG That Took 4 Years To SOLVE! (Crow 64)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 19:24


    Join Game Theort Host Tom as he breaks down Catastrophe Crow, the video game mystery we've been following since 2020! Credits: Writers: Tom Robinson and Zach Stewart Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Koen Verhagen, Tyler Mascola, Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, Shnaia "Naya" Llamera and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    We SOLVED Golden Freddy… Again! (ft. MatPat)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 21:48


    Join Game Theory Host Tom AND former Game Theory Host MatPat as they debate all things FNAF, Golden Freddy, and Dual Process Theory! Credits: Writers: Tom Robinson and Matthew Patrick Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, Tyler Mascola and Pedro Freitas Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    Minecraft Mobs Were Created To SAVE Us!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 17:54


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he explorer the new Minecraft update and what it means for the LORE of Minecraft! Credits: Writers: Tom Robinson and Eddie “NostalGamer” Robinson Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, Tyler Mascola and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    This SECRET Clue Solves Amanda The Adventurer 2!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 18:02


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he solves Amanda The Adventurer 2 from a single clue found in the demo! Credits: Writers: Tom Robinson and Eddie “NostalGamer” Robinson Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Koen Verhagen, Pedro Freitas, Jerika (NekoOnigiri) and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    Could A Pokémon Beat LeBron James 1-On-1?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 18:18


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he dissects the battle of the titans... Mewtwo versus LeBron James. Who Would Win?! Credits: Writers: Tom Robinson and Justin Kuiper Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, Tyler Mascola and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    You Are The REAL Monster In That's Not My Neighbor!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 16:29


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he explains the That's Not My Neighbor nightmare mode code! *Credits:* Writers: Tom Robinson and Zach Stewart Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, JayskiBean, Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick and Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    Poppy Is Pulling ALL The Strings! (Poppy Playtime)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 19:40


    Join Game Theory host Tom as he warns us against trusting Poppy in Chapter 3 of Poppy Playtime! *Credits:* Writers: Tom Robinson Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Jerika (NekoOnigiri), Pedro Freitas and Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    Indigo Park Is Controlled By EVIL!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 20:19


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he EXPOSES Rambley from Indigo Park as the true evil that he is! *Credits:* Writers: Tom Robinson Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Tyler Mascola, and Koen Verhagen Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    I FIXED Garten Of Banban's Flawed Origins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 17:37


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he attempts to make sense of Garten of Banban's secret substance... Givanium. *Credits:* Writers: Tom Robinson and Mike Keenan (The Pokémon Biologist) Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, JayskiBean, KL Allen, Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, Warak and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    The DEADLY Truth About The Shipwrecked 64 ARG!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 25:20


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he goes step by step, solving the disturbing Shipwrecked 64 ARG. *Credits:* Writers: Tom Robinson and Zach Stewart Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, JayskiBean, Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, Pedro Freitas and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    I Solved The Wilbur Soot ARG... And It Only Took 3 Years!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 23:12


    Join former Game Theory Host MatPat as he attempts to SOLVE the Wilbur Soot ARG! Credits: Writers: Matthew Patrick, Zach Stewart, and Tom Robinson Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Forrest Lee, Pedro Freitas, Koen Verhagen and Shannon (Bomb0i) Assistant Editor: Caitie Turner (viridianrosette) Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

    Your Superpower Is In Your PANTS! (A Difficult Game About Climbing)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 15:10


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he solves the mystery of the protagonist of A Difficult Game About Climbing! *Credits:* Writers: Tom Robinson Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, Jerika (NekoOnigiri) and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

    Logan Paul's FIXED Fight (Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 15:40


    Join former Game Theory Host MatPat as he breaks down the iconic Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing fight! Credits: Writers: Matthew Patrick Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Koen Verhagen, Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, Forrest Lee and Shannon (Bomb0i) Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

    Did Dream FAKE His Speedrun? A Final Analysis.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 20:35


    Join former Game Theory Host MatPat as he dives into Dream's Minecraft Speedrun and investigates to see if it was faked or not. Credits: Writers: Matthew Patrick and Justin Kuiper Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, Forrest Lee, Tyler Mascola, Koen Verhagen and Shannon (Bomb0i) Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

    GameStop Made MILLIONAIRES Overnight... Now What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 17:47


    Join former Game Theory Host MatPat as he breaks down the situation revolving around Gamestop stocks and how they went to the MOON! Credits: Writers: Matthew Patrick and Justin Kuiper Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Pedro Freitas, Forrest Lee, Tyler Mascola and Shannon (Bomb0i) Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

    Leave The Cycle Of HATE Behind! (Bendy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 19:37


    Join Game Theory Host Tom as he explains how the new Bendy and The Ink Machine game predicts the future of the franchise! *Credits:* Writers: Tom Robinson Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, Dom Sealion, Gerardo Andrés Mejía Torres, Warak, Tyler Mascola and Shannon (Bomb0i) Sound Designer: Yosi Berman

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